1929 HITS ARCHIVE: Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith

Also commonly spelled “Pinetop,” boogie-woogie pianist Clarence Smith had been given his nickname as a child from his liking for climbing trees. It was this recording that later provided the inspiration for Tommy Dorsey’s classic big band hit “Boogie Woogie.” Smith died from a gunshot wound in a Chicago dance-hall fight only weeks after he made this track. Original 78rpm issue on Vocalion 1245 - Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie (Smith) by “Pine Top” Smith (vocal with piano), recorded in Chicago December 29, 1928 THE 1929 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1929 (some were recorded in 1928) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed. . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf u1u